en-us utf8 B3A3EB45-39D5-4BFC-B852-DD05F38D31E9 dataset RCRAInfo Team U.S. EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) - Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) rcrainfo.help@epa.gov author 2025-05-23 ISO 19115 Geographic information - Metadata ISO 19115:2003(E) National RCRA Hazardous Waste Biennial Report Data Files 1991 publication 2013 revision RCRAInfo Team U.S. EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) - Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) rcrainfo.help@epa.gov originator The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with the States, biennially collects information regarding the generation, management, and final disposition of hazardous wastes regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended. Collection, validation and verification of the Biennial Report (BR) data is the responsibility of RCRA authorized states and EPA regions. EPA does not modify the data reported by the states or regions. Any questions regarding the information reported for a RCRA handler should be directed to the state agency or region responsible for the BR data collection. BR data are collected every other year (odd-numbered years) and submitted in the following year. The BR data are used to support regulatory activities and provide basic statistics and trend of hazardous waste generation and management. BR data is available to the public through 3 mechanisms. 1. The RCRAInfo website includes data collected from 2001 to present-day (https://rcrainfo.epa.gov/rcrainfoweb/action/main-menu/view). Users of the RCRAInfo website can run queries and output reports for different data collection years at this site. All BR data collected from 2001 to present-day is stored in RCRAInfo, and is accessible through this website. 2. BR data files collected from 1999 - present day may be downloaded directory in zip file format from (https://rcrapublic.epa.gov/rcra-public-export/?outputType=Fixed or https://rcrapublic.epa.gov/rcra-public-export/?outputType=CSV). 3. Historical data collected prior to 1999 may be ordered on CD. Please see contact information in this metadata file to order historical BR data. BR data are typically published in December of the year following their collection. Data must be received by authorized states and EPA regions if a state is not authorized to implement the BR program by March 1st of the year following collection, and are usually published in December of the year following collection. For example, data collected in 2001 would be received by states and EPA regions by March 1, 2002 and states and EPA regions compile the BR data submitted by facilities and load the state data set into RCRAInfo, the system which EPA Headquarters (HQ) manage. Then EPA HQ published the data files around December 2002. Additional information regarding the biennial report data is available here: https://rcrapublic.epa.gov/rcra-public-export/rcrainfo_flat_file_documentation_v5.pdf and here: https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/biennial-hazardous-waste-report. Please note that the update frequency field for this data set indicates annual, but that the true update period is biennial (every other year). There is no selection option for biennial for the update frequency field. Federal regulations require large quantity generators (LQG), as well as treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDF) to submit a report every two years regarding the nature, quantities and disposition of hazardous waste generated at their facility. EPA refers to this as the National Biennial RCRA Hazardous Waste Report or Biennial Report. BR captures data on the generation, management, shipment and receipt of hazardous waste from LQG and TSDF. The purpose of this data set is to provide access to data regarding the nature, quantities and disposition of hazardous waste generated and managed by LQG and TSDF. Data may be queried and reported (for the years 2001 - 2013) from https://rcrainfo.epa.gov/rcrainfoweb/action/modules/br/national/view. Data may be downloaded (for the years 1999 - 2013) from ftp://ftp.epa.gov/rcrainfodata. Historical data may be ordered on CD through https://www.ntis.gov or contact rcrainfo.help@epa.gov. RCRAInfo Team U.S. EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) - Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) rcrainfo.help@epa.gov owner annually RCRAInfoOffice of Land and Emergency ManagementResource ConservationStateBiennial ReportWasteHazardous WasteRCRALarge Quantity GeneratorLQGSmall Quantity GeneratorSQGTreatmentStorageDisposalTSDFRCRISNational Environment theme User Environment theme EPA GIS Keyword Thesaurus United States place None Collection, validation and verification of the Biennial Report (BR) data is the responsibility of RCRA authorized states and regions. EPA does not modify the data reported by the states or regions. Any questions regarding the information reported for a RCRA handler should be directed to the state agency or region responsible for the BR data collection. Please review documentation provided with the data at https://rcrapublic.epa.gov/rcra-public-export/. Please check sources, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata. Acknowledgement of the EPA would be appreciated. otherRestrictions otherRestrictions https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html public unclassified FIPS Pub 199 Standard Technical Controls en-us environment USA -180 -66 18 72 RCRAInfo Team U.S. EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) - Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) rcrainfo.help@epa.gov distributor multiple data files data/zip https://rcrapublic.epa.gov/rcra-public-export/ download